Narrow-mouthed whorl snail  (Vertigo angustior)

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Description

The shell is pale yellow-brown in colour with many thin growth ridges and 5 whorls. The mouth of the shell has 5- 6 teeth and is thickened (2). The shell is sinistral, which means the body whorls are coiled in a clockwise direction with the mouth opening on the left-hand side of the body (4).

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